Table 1 Duration (in days) of male developmental stages of Neosiulus cucumeris fed on eggs of Anagasta kuehniella, Spodoptera littoralis, and Sitotroga cerealella and incubated at 27 °C and 70% RH

Egg

1.92 ± 0.16 a

2.16 ± 0.11 a

1.91 ± 0.15 a

Larva

1.71 ± 0.19 c

2.41 ± 0.15 b

4.33 ± 0.22 a

1st nymph

1.92 ± 0.16 c

3.08 ± 0.15 b

4.91 ± 0.19 a

2nd nymph

2.28 ± 0.12 c

3.58 ± 0.19 b

5.41 ± 0.23 a

Total

5.91 ± 0.26 c

9.07 ± 0.29 b

14.65 ± 0.47 a

Life cycle

7.83 ± 0.33 c

11.23 ± 0.28 b

16.56 ± 0.47 a

Longevity

11.17 ± 0.38 b

11.25 ± 0.41 b

16.91 ± 0.32 a

Life span

19.00 ± 0.45 c

22.48 ± 0.49 b

33.17 ± 0.68 a